Golfers finish in 6th at Purchase Invitational
Purchase, NY ---- The Sage Colleges men's golf team competed at the Purchase College Fall Invitational at Old Oaks Country Club on Tuesday. The course is 6,503 yards and a par 70 course. Division I Manhattan College would win the team title after posting a round of 326 for the afternoon. Sage would settle for a sixth place finish in a field of nine teams. Centenary College had the medalist with a 78 as John Nanos was victorious.
Team scores
1. Manhattan 326
2. Nyack 333
3. Concordia 334
4. Farmingdale 356
5. Centenary 359
6. Sage 362
7. St. Joseph's 363
8. Purchase 373
9. New Jersey City U. 429
Sage's rookies Zach Meade (Tupper Lake, NY/Tupper Lake) and junior Nick Osowicki (Amsterdam, Amsterdam) each had rounds of 88 for the afternoon. Freshman Rich Christman (Johnstown, NY/Johnstown) shot a 92, while sophomore Ian Pingelski (Cohoes, NY/Cohoes) shot a 94 and junior Shane McGowan (Schenectady, NY/Amsterdam) shot a 98 for the Gators. Rookie Dan Schulz (Broadalbin, NY/Broadalbin Perth) competed as a sixth man and shot a 95 in his first match.
Sage returns to action on September 24 when they will compete at the Farmingdale State Invitational at Beth Page Red with a noon shotgun start.
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